wisdom Quotes

“Soldiers' graves are the greatest preachers of peace.”

“Renunciation of thinking is a declaration of spiritual bankruptcy.”

“The spirit of the age is filled with the disdain for thinking.”

“If you truly desire happiness, seek and learn how to serve.”

“Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.”

“Our age is bent on trying to make the barren tree of skepticism fruitful by tying the fruits of truth on its branches.”

“It is the fate of every truth to be an object of ridicule when it is first acclaimed.”

“Thinking about death... produces love for life. When we are familiar with death, we accept each week, each day, as a gift. Only if we are able thus to accept life bit by bit does it become precious.”

“As we acquire knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious.”

“The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.”